Chapter 712: More Than Disrespectful (6/10, Autumn Subscription)

"How dare you!"

"Madman!"

"Get back!"

"How dare you show disrespect to the Lord of Heaven Alliance!"

The guards surrounding Tian Wangchuan all shouted in unison.

Yet they could not stop Fang Yue in the slightest.

At this moment, Fang Yue's wild aura and killing intent radiated like a completely different person, stunning the entire arena!

The crowd below stared in shock as Fang Yue, stepping on the ice-step staircase as if walking through air, advanced step by step toward Tian Wangchuan.

"He, how dare he speak to the Lord of Heaven Alliance like that!"

"He's insane! This guy's lost his mind!"

"So Tai Yuema really is from the Phoenix Organization, but the Lord of Heaven Alliance's move was just removing a public menace—Yese Liming's reaction is way overblown."

"How dare you speak to the Lord of Heaven Alliance like that? You're just a Guest from a merchant caravan—how dare you act this way!"

Coming to their senses, some roared in fury, others spat curses; anger surged in their hearts.

Tian Wangchuan, the Lord of Heaven Alliance, is the king of Chunuan City, the true ruler wielding absolute power over Chunuan City.

Anyone who opposes Tian Wangchuan has never met a good end.

Just this fact alone is enough to make everyone take sides, let alone the Lord's peerless strength—he has never lost!

"Yese Liming, stop now, and I'll spare your life—as if nothing happened!"

Under Tian Wangchuan's warning, Fang Yue ignored him completely, continuing to climb the ice-carved staircase toward Tian Wangchuan!

"This guy..."

Luo Yijie, snapping back to reality, narrowed his pupils.

He had already taken Fang Yue seriously enough—but never imagined this man's ambition and audacity surpassed even his wildest expectations.

He had skipped over Luo Yijie entirely and directly challenged the Lord of Heaven Alliance!

Tian Wangchuan—Luo Yijie had known him for years and still hadn't fathomed his true depth; the gap in strength between them was unfathomable, and Luo Yijie even doubted he'd ever surpass Tian Wangchuan in his lifetime.

Yet now, this sudden newcomer, Yese Liming, had skipped every step and leapt straight to challenging Tian Wangchuan!

This filled Luo Yijie with both admiration and a sense of foolishness.

Because if Yese Liming had merely endured a little longer—if he'd defeated Luo Yijie on the arena—he could have legitimately challenged Tian Wangchuan, instead of becoming everyone's target right now!

Even worse...

"Act immediately. Eliminate Yese Liming."

Telepathic command!

Luo Yijie cast a deep glance at Tian Wangchuan, seated on the stage like an immovable mountain, then locked eyes with Wang Zhengzhi; with a thunderous roar, both leapt into the air and charged toward Fang Yue on the ice-carved steps.

But to their shock, Fang Yue merely gave them a cold, sidelong glance.

"Get lost!"

A violent chill erupted from Fang Yue in a spherical burst!

The terrifying cold current was so dense it became visible to the naked eye.

The two men rushing forward were struck head-on by the raging chill—and their bodies visibly froze solid on the spot.

With expressions of shock and panic frozen on their faces, they became two ice statues and plummeted straight down from midair.

"What?!"

"Impossible?!"

"How could this happen?! That's Senior Luo Yijie, mid-level Human Realm, and Senior Wang Zhengzhi!"

As the crowd screamed in disbelief, the two ice statues crashed to the ground.

The ice shattered; both men scrambled up, embarrassed and bruised, exchanging glances that revealed fury and humiliation.

The two strongest warriors of the Heaven Alliance, ranked second and third, standing atop the pinnacle of Chunuan City—besides the number one, Tian Wangchuan, no one in Chunuan City could match them.

They had lived in such lofty dominance for far too long!

Even Tai Yuema's defeat hadn't warned them—they'd merely thought Tai Yuema was weak, and they'd overestimated him.

Yet now, after a direct clash with Fang Yue—even with both of them attacking together—they still suffered a crushing defeat.

Only now did they truly realize: Fang Yue's strength far exceeded their imagination!

"Attack together! Show no mercy!"

"Understood!"

The two immediately agreed to cooperate, crouched slightly, then leapt into the air!

"Gentlemen, let me lend you a hand!"

Yang Diandian of Lan Shan had just stepped forward to offer assistance—but was frozen in place by a single glare from the two men midair.

That killing intent clearly said: Interfere, and you'll be killed on the spot!

"They're all insane! Completely insane!"

Yang Diandian clenched his fists, a fire burning in his chest.

This kind of matter should have been handled by Lan Shan.

But this was Chunuan City—he had no chance to act.

At this moment, he missed Dou Hongyi, who had left earlier.

Though they'd always been rivals, at least they were evenly matched—someone to vent on, at least.

With no outlet for his rage, Yang Diandian roared at Lan Shan's people to restore order.

From a festive martial tournament, the scene had suddenly turned into chaos as everyone scrambled to stop Fang Yue's advance.

At that moment, someone suddenly pointed upward and cried out in shock.

"Look! Yese Liming has stepped onto the platform!"

"Strange—why aren't the guards moving?"

"Wait! They—they've turned into ice statues?!"

"Don't panic! Lord Luoyijie and Lord Wang Zhengzhi have also jumped onto the platform!"

Everyone stretched their necks to see clearly, and then they saw two dark shadows plummeting from the platform like falling stars.

Thud—thud—two consecutive explosions.

The ground shuddered violently, leaving two deep craters.

Amid the swirling dust, the crowd rushed closer to look—and instantly froze, faces filled with disbelief and shock, lips trembling in disbelief.

"L-Luoyijie?!"

"W-Wang Zhengzhi?!"

The two who had fallen were none other than Luoyijie and Wang Zhengzhi, who had just leapt onto the platform to stop Yese Liming.

But they had clearly seen these two just moments ago, standing face-to-face with Yese Liming in combat—how could they have been defeated in the blink of an eye??

The stares of the surrounding spectators made Luoyijie and Wang Zhengzhi feel their faces burn—they wished they could dig a hole and crawl into it.

Just now, the two of them had leapt onto the platform and joined forces to stop Fang Yue.

Yet in barely three strikes, both had been slashed away and thrown to the ground.

With sheer single-handed power, he had overwhelmed both of them, held absolute dominance, and disposed of them together in two or three blows.

This level of strength—surely it must be at least…

"High-Level Human Realm!"

Luoyijie and Wang Zhengzhi spoke almost simultaneously.

Hearing each other's voices, they glanced at one another in stunned silence, then both let out bitter smiles.

High-Level Human Realm—that was no longer a battlefield they could interfere in!

The higher one's cultivation realm, the harder it becomes to challenge across tiers.

If in the Postheaven and Xiantian Realms, ordinary geniuses could still challenge one or two minor tiers above them,

then at the High-Level Human Realm, only the greatest among geniuses could truly overcome a tier gap!

(End of Chapter)